The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-16

/ where much crossing is necessary and there
! fore bridge is almost necessity.
Several new members were enrolled at
the last meeting of the Forsyth County
! Agricultural Society. The society now
| numbers forty-fiVe strong, and is composed
of some of Forsyth's best farmers The
| farmers have long needed an organization
! of this sort, and will ere long experience the
benefits to be derived from It.
| The last one of the liquor licenses at Mil
len expired on last Tuesday, and a great
drought is raging among its old topers. The
artesian well is still flowing and the supply
| of pure water is abundant, and never has
been known to affect the pronunciation or
| give the hiccouch, hence it can be recon-
! mended to the inhabitants at Nillen.
| Col. I. A. Parker of Baxiey, gathered a
cabbage from his garden there Monday
| morning which weighed 1884 pounds and
| measured across the top feet This is the
largest cabbage ever produced in that sec
| ton. Col Parker's garden is well stocked
| with fine cabbage, but the one above men
toned is the largest and finest produced.
The commencement exercises of the
| Hephzibah high school will take place on
June % and "a The following is the order
| OF exercises: June %, s p. M: Annual
| exhibition and concert. June "a, 8 a. m. :;
commencement exercises and delivery of
| diplomas to graduating class. June "A, II
m: Annual address by Eb T. Williams
The question as to who has jurisdiction in
| the matter Of granting the petition for a
| new militia district in Forsyth county has
| been referred to Gov. Gordon The petit
| ton was first presented to the Ordinary and
! then to the County Commissioner, and as
| the law is not very clear on this subject
| both gentlemen declined to act until in
| structlons were given.
| Button Spring: j. s. Hasten is one of
our most energetic and successful young
| farmers He brought to this office yester
| day stalk of cotton-a sample of n thirty
| five acre field-which is forty inches high
and bears three blooms and thirty-six
! so .ares. He says while the whole patch is
| not as good as this sample, third of it is,
and all of it will average thirty-five inches
| high
What's the use of buying an incubator
| when there are such hens as this one. A
| lady in Watkinsvile had hen that wanted
| to set, and on Sunday last the lady gave
her nest and placed under her fourteen
| eggs, and on Wednesday the hen Matched
| the full fourteen eggs, setting only three
| days. Now this may seem unreasonable,
but it is a sure fact" stoutly and placidly
remarks the Oconee Enterprise.
There was full attendance at the meet
| ing of the Atlanta Rifles at their armory
| Monday night, and several new members
were elcFUeU. L ne proposition 10 20 ltUO all
encampment was discussed and agreed upon,
and either Cumberland Island or Morehead
| City viii be selected. Two lieutenants will
| be elected at the next meeting, and hereafter
regular drills will be held on Monday,
| Wednesday and Friday evenings.
Monday night witnessed such scene at
| the Methodist church as was never known
before in Madison. For six weeks Rev. j.
| s. Bryan assisted by Revs Gibson, of
EofOn+nr nd IF q hoH
been carrying ON a protracted meeting at
| the. Methodist Episcopal church, and the
| whole city has been revived. Monday night
| there was not standing room, and some had
| tp3 leave. Thirty members were received,
lnost of them by baptism.
The negro, Henry Walton, who killed
| Tink Daniel on Friday, May 81, and was
tried and found guilty of murder in the
| Superior Court at Dawson last week, was
sentenced by Judge John T. Clarke last
| Thursday to be hanged in Dawson between
! the hours of 10 o'clock a. IN. and O'clock
! p m. on Saturday, Aug g. The sentence
| was couched in such beautiful end tender
language that many of the audience shed
| tears.
The adjourned term of Clayton Superior
| Court which was called by Judge Clark for
the second Monday in June, at Jonesboro.
adjourned Monday at noon. The prime
| cause of the ad jouined term was to try the
| criminal business, principally the cases for
| violation Of prohibition laws. Owing to
sickness in the family of Judge John d.
| Stewart, the leading counsel in the cases, he
was granted leave of absence. Conse-
| quently the court adjourned in few hours.
1t is strange fact, but true, that the
| property of the State was increased in value
| by the action of the earthquake. Those who
| have observed the action at Indian
| Spring say that the flow of water
| has undergone marked increase since the
| earthquake last summer. The general esti-
| mate is at least one-third increase in volume.
| Many claim that the strength of the mineral
has decreased with the increase in the flow,
but this is not settled The cold spell has
driven off a good many of the pleasure
| seekers
| Last Thursday morning between East
| Point and the farm of Capt. Conley's, the
| Captains dogs scared up three minks. While
the dogs were in pursuit of two of them, the
| other ran out into the road and confronted
| Capt. Conley, and seemed anxious to tackle
him. Capt. Conley says he was at loss to
understand the little warlike creature, who
soon scampered back into the dense woods.
| The dogs caught the two they were after.
The poultry raisers in tlB vicinity win
| doubtless be glad to learn that two of these
Troublesome little varmints are out of the
| way.
The town authorities of Elberton are
waging an unrelenting war on dogs A
| few cases of hydrophobia has aroused them
| to a sense of danger during the heated sea-
son. The rule adopted is for the Marshal to
| notify all owners of dogs that have pur-
chased collars to keep their dogs confined
on certain nights, as on these nights he will
| kill all dogs found on the streets. He then
arms his deputies with Winchester rifles or
double-barrelled shotguns, and lively flu
silade is kept up during the night, and next
morning ten or a dozen dead dogs may be
found lying about in different parts Of the
town. It is a rather harsh but sure remedy
to prevent the spread of hydrophobia.
Marshallville Times: The election held on
Wednesday upon the question of bridging
the Flint river, was one of the most quiet
we have seen for some time. Only seventy
five votes were polled, all of which read
''no bonds.n Not a man thought the build
ing of a bridge necessary, and SO expressed
himself The polls were not opened in
Montezuma, we are informed, as the people
there have concluded that they did not
want a bridge it was all a mistaken notion,
etc. In all probability Oglethorpe and
Marshallvlle were the only places at which
the polls were opened, aud it requires no
prophet to say the result was emphatically
against the bridge, which settles the queS-
ton we hope effectually.